Cops pull over blood-spattered 'zombies' on the highway

We might need to rename "The Walking Dead" "The Driving Dead" after a strange incident involving zombies near Manchester in the UK on Sunday. A worried motorist called the cops to report a man biting a woman inside a car on the M62 motorway. The North West Motorway police responded, located the car, pulled it over and discovered what looked like two zombies inside.

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Despite appearances, the zombies weren't real examples of the living dead. According to the Manchester Evening News, there was no actual biting involved. The two occupants, a man and a woman, were driving in full-on gory makeup after performing in a film shoot for zombie web series "Dead Town."

It's possible to see how someone might mistake the bloodied, freaky-contacts-wearing pair for the aftermath of a horrifying assault. There's fake blood everywhere and their eyes have disturbing white irises.

The police found the humor in the situation and posted a photo on Twitter of the zombified friends smiling for the camera.